Frequently Asked Questions

Q:What image depths does SnapVision support?
A: SnapVision supports 1, 8, and 24 bit pixel depth images.

Q: Sometimes I get bad results, or the program crashes, why is that?
A: The most common reason is poor image quality. For example, if you have a LOT of skew in the page, or a lot of background surrounding the image. Your results will be greatly improved if you practice taking better quality images. See our tutorial section for suggestions on how to do this. For more debugging information, please see our section on trouble shooting.

Q: What languages can SnapVision read?
A: English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish. SnapVision currently supports only US/UK English Text To Speech Voices, however we are considering supporting other languages in the future.

Q: Can SnapVision process pages that contains mixed graphics and text?
A: Yes! SnapVision contains a very sophisticated "page parser", that segments the image of a page into regions of graphics and text, and only processes the text portion.

Q: What image file formats does SnapVision handle?
A: SnapVision supports JPEG, TIFF, GIF, BMP, PNG formats.

Q: What hardware requirements does SnapVision have?
A: SnapVision needs at least Windows XP but we recommend Windows 7, and at leat 2 GB of RAM.